Two Egyptian policemen jailed for torturing lawyer to death
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two police officers were sentenced on Saturday to five years in jail by an Egyptian court for torturing a lawyer to death in a police station in February, a rare penalty against members of the security forces.
At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: U.N.
KABUL (Reuters) – At least 848 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded following a Taliban attack on the northern city of Kunduz in September, according to a U.N. report that detailed the grim conditions endured by residents during two weeks of fightin…
India to get Japan’s bullet train, deepens defense and nuclear ties
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Japan will provide $12 billion of soft loans to build India’s first bullet train, the two nations announced during a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that also yielded deeper defense ties and a plan for civil nuclear co…
Egyptian judge postpones trial of 739 as courtroom cage too small
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian judge on Saturday postponed the trial of 739 people accused of murder and staging an armed sit-in because they would not fit inside the courtroom cage.
Spain arrests man accused of recruiting fighters for Islamic State
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of recruiting young fighters for Islamic State in the North African enclave of Ceuta, the Interior Ministry said.
Afghan forces end siege at Spanish embassy in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces suppressed a suicide attack on a guest house attached to the Spanish embassy in Kabul, killing three Taliban fighters after hours of intermittent gunfire and explosions that lasted into the early hours of Saturd…
Europeans circulate Syrian, Iraqi passport watchlist: diplomats
BEIRUT (Reuters) – European countries have been circulating a watch list of missing Syrian and Iraqi passports they fear could be filled with false data and used by people to travel to Europe and beyond, diplomats said.
U.S. pledges $1.2 billion aid for Mozambique
MAPUTO (Reuters) – The United States will grant Mozambique $1.2 billion in aid to fund projects in healthcare, food production and education under a five-year agreement signed this week.
Iraq urges U.N. council to demand immediate Turkish troop withdrawal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraq appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Friday to demand an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Turkish troops from northern Iraq, calling Turkey’s military incursion a “flagrant violation” of intern…
China security chief calls for better intelligence on terrorism
BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to improve its intelligence gathering abilities and intelligence sharing between different departments it if wants to better deal with the threat of terrorism, its domestic security chief said, in a rare admission of the…
